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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 269, Issue 40, 24608-24614, Oct, 1994

Glutamic acid 86 is important for positioning the 80's loop and arginine 54 at the active site of Escherichia coli aspartate transcarbamoylase and for the structural stabilization of the C1-C2 interface

DP Baker, JW Stebbins, E DeSena and ER Kantrowitz
Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02167.

Glu-86, which interacts with the side chain of Arg-54 across the C1-C2 interface of Escherichia coli aspartate transcarbamoylase, tethers the end of the flexible 80's loop, which moves into the active site during the T to R transition. In order to determine whether this interaction is important for the correct positioning of the 80's loop and Arg-54 at the active site and also for the structural stabilization of the enzyme, a mutant version was created in which Glu-86 was replaced by Gln (Glu-86-->Gln). Although the mutant holoenzyme exhibits almost normal homotropic cooperativity, both the holoenzyme and catalytic subunit exhibit substantial reductions in activity and affinity for aspartate and carbamyl phosphate. Furthermore, the mutant holoenzyme shows a marked decrease in the activation by ATP and by the bisubstrate analog N-(phosphonoacetyl)-L-aspartate, reduced inhibition by CTP, as well as reduced affinities for these ligands. Results from molecular dynamics simulations of the Glu-86-->Gln and Glu-86-->Ala enzymes suggest that the positions of the 80's loop and Arg-54 are significantly perturbed by the introduction of these mutations. Taken together, these results indicate that the interaction between Glu-86 and Arg-54 is important for the formation of the high affinity, high activity form of the enzyme by stabilizing the correct position of the 80's loop and Arg-54 at the active site. Heat inactivation experiments also demonstrated that Glu-86 plays a significant role in the structural stabilization of the C1-C2 interface, since the temperature required for loss of half of the activity of the Glu-86-->Gln catalytic subunit is reduced by 5 degrees C relative to the wild-type catalytic subunit.
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